Thank you for choosing Foothill College to pursue your academic career.
As a Foothill student, you can enjoy unlimited rides on VTA bus and light rail lines.

A student is eligible to use the Eco Pass VTA transit pass
provided that students are enrolled in classes for the quarter and their fees
are paid or they are on an installment payment plan.

Follow These Steps...

STEP

ACTION

DESCRIPTION

1

Register for classes and pay your fees

Go to MyPortal
to register for your classes. You will be automatically charged a mandatory
Eco Pass fee - See Fees.

2

Get Your Personalized Clipper Card

You must get your personalized Clipper Card from the Smart Shop.
KEEP THIS CARD, IT IS GOOD FOR MULTIPLE QUARTERS AND FOR LIFE BEYOND FOOTHILL COLLEGE.
Then once you pay all your Foothill College fees, your card is updated to
work with VTA.

Go to www.clippercard.com
and click on the "Register a card" link on the top left side of the page.
You will need to create a My Clipper account. If you do not register your
card and you lose it you will lose all non-Eco Pass values you have placed
on the card. If you place other values on to the Clipper Card you will
be able to use it for multiple transit agencies.

4

Enjoy Unlimited Rides on VTA Buses and Light Rail within Santa Clara County

See VTA routes to Foothill
that travel from where you live and work. The Eco Pass on your Clipper Card will be valid
for the following periods of each quarter. As long as you are enrolled and have
paid all of your fees you will be able to enjoy unlimited ridership. Simply wand your
Clipper Card next to the fare box when entering the bus/light rail.

Eco Pass Quarter

Eco Pass Ordering Begins

Eco Pass Ordering Ends

Eco Pass Valid From

Eco Pass Valid To

Summer

8th week of spring

8th week of summer

4 weeks before end of spring

2 weeks after start of fall

Fall

9th week of summer

8th week of fall

2 weeks before start of fall

2 weeks after start of winter

Winter

9th week of fall

8th week of winter

2 weeks before end of fall

2 weeks after start of spring

Spring

9th week of winter

8th week of spring

2 weeks before end of winter

2 weeks after start of summer

The Eco Pass is for currently enrolled Foothill students only. Any other use constitutes fraud.